Cirill as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cirill

What is the meaning of the name Cirill ?

The baby name Cirill is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SIR-il,/ˈsɪrɪl/.

Cirill is Greek in Origin.

Cirill is the Hungarian form of Cyril, from Greek Kyrillos, derived from kyrios “lord,” giving the sense “lordly” or “belonging to the Lord.” Carried into Central Europe through Latin Cyrillus and church tradition, the name is tied to several eminent saints - Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem - and above all to the 9th‑century scholar‑missionary Saint Cyril (born Constantine), who with Methodius evangelized the Slavs and devised the Glagolitic script, later inspiring the Cyrillic alphabet. These associations helped plant the name across Slavic and neighboring lands.

Variants are widespread: Cyril (English), Cyrille (French), Cyrill/Kyrill (German), Kyrillos (Greek), Cyrillus (Latin), Cyryl (Polish), Cyril (Czech/Slovak), Ciril (Slovene/Croatian), Kiril (Bulgarian, Macedonian), Kirill (Russian), Kiryl (Belarusian), Kyrylo (Ukrainian), Cirilo (Spanish, Portuguese), and Cirillo (Italian). In Hungary, Cirill has remained uncommon yet familiar, borne by Catholics and Eastern Christians and sometimes chosen to honor literary learning and missionary heritage.

⚙ Cirill is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 13 times, across 10 countries.